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Table 1
Frequently used notations.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Parameters of the entire cloud | |
| ℓc | Total size |
| ℓ0 | Size of the homogeneous inner part |
| ℓ | (Considered) scale |
| Mc | Mass |
| MJ, c | Jeans mass |
| ρc | Density at the edge of the cloud |
| ρ0 | Density of the inner part of the cloud |
 |
Average density |
| q | Slope of the ρ-PDF |
| p | Exponent of the cloud density profile |
| γ | Exponent of the mass–size relationship |
| κ | Parameter that accounts for the fragmentation of the cloud |
| Nc | Total number of cores for the entire cloud |
| Parameters of the core population | |
| l | Core size |
| m | Core mass |
| ln, mn, ρn | Normalization units of size, mass and density |
| x | Exponent of the mass–density relationship (structure parameter) |
| ρthres | Threshold density for star formation |
| Mch | Characteristic mass (lower mass limit) of the CMF |
| Γ | Slope of the CMF |
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